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lurcher1948

Heard a fellow poster called Chuck Bird on newstalkZB and he came across as if reading an average kiwiblog post which he mentioned. Chuck when you start off calling the PM”commie chic” then proceed to rant and confuse the host you come across as been one can short in a 6 pack

David

This should get much more coverage than it has been, Peters is in danger of stuffing up some important and profitable relationships with his Russia thing, Ardern needs to toughen up and pull his head in despite the inevitable toy/cot throwing tanty he will have. Russia, which is a small and poor economy, is becoming ever more isolated especially with the England poisoning, the appointment of Pompeo etc.
The world has changed since the election deal and some questions need to be asked of Peters as to why ?

David

Good old Barry Soper and his continuing jihad to keep watch over Ardern in a sweet and protective way now gives us this pearl of wisdom, if you get molested have a quick chat with your Mum and just get over it. Unbelievable, one could imagine the huge backlash if Hosking had said this.

lurcher1948

Gezza

High Flying Duck

A large number more people than listen to any other breakfast radio show?
He is polarising in his views, and sometimes ill-informed, but he is an excellent interviewer and the overall coverage of issues is very good.

High Flying Duck

You are correct – no ads radio gets more. Of the commercial stations, Hosking has daylight to the next station behind him.
He’s a good opinion broadcaster. Doesn’t mean you or I have to agree with him.

Corky

I listen to him because he doesn’t waffle. Subject..argument..conclusion/ prediction, Simple stuff.

Most of the time he’s spot on. If he wasn’t I wouldn’t waste my time listening.The only alternative for me is National Socialist Radio. Unfortunately I’m not a fluent Maori speaker. So that option is out.

High Flying Duck

Kitty Catkin

The first thing that everyone seems to say about Mike Hosking is that they can’t stand him, and that they would turn the television off whenever he appeared. Paul Henry has the same effect.

I forget which of them had a feature on somewhere like Kawerau and made a comment about a man seen sitting having a beer on his front verandah to the effect that we (taxpayers) were paying this person to sit around all day drinking . I don’t know if the man saw the video and heard the comment, but someone who knew him did, and angrily informed One that the supposed dole bludger was relaxing with a cold beer after a long hard day at the timber mill.

Kitty Catkin

Three people LIKE these obnoxious, opinionated, egomaniacal boorish smart-arses ? BLIMEY !

I thought that saying that a hard-working man who’d just come home from a day’s hard yakka was sitting around all day drinking beer on the dole was totally unacceptable. The PDTs don’t seem to think so. How strange that is.

lurcher1948

Once again one of David Farrars Kiwiblog posters,leads an exhortation to violence.I wonder if anyone in law enforcement keeps an eye on these rightwingers??

flipper
Why is it that socialist crapheads feel a need to stage such events as a summer indoctrination camp ???
But that is an Ardern legacy, I suppose.
And in other societies, it results in a Norwegian-like massacre.
The only massacre needed here is the 9th floor, starting with Ardern and the dyke.

Kitty Catkin

i can think of quite a few people who have been socialist or even communist and changed their views. Not everyone is so closed-minded that they are incapable of change or so pig-headed that they can’t accept that they may have been wrong.

sorethumb

Jill Day deputy mayor of Wellington:
She dismissed recent criticism of the language and said it was *everyone’s responsibility to keep the language going.*

“Their [critics’] comments don’t fly in the community anymore and people are much more aware of their responsibility to revitalise te reo.”
-[evidence?]
More people in Wellington were speaking and interested in te reo Māori but to make it an everyday spoken language, was a long path, she said. [More people are turning to Colgate Toothpaste- its the hexachlorophene green stripe.
RNZ used “revitalize the language- a far cry from reflect culture]

sorethumb

High Flying Duck

Jordan Peterson, a former professor at Harvard and now a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, has become a sort of cult-celebrity for his calm, articulate dismantling of political correctness and reactionary politics on both sides. He is particularly popular with young men, in part because of his message of self-sufficiency and self-worth, which can be summarized as “Take responsibility for your own life.”

His book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is an interesting read and has spurred a meme of interesting people giving their own 12 rules for life

But what would the Stoics say about this? What would their 12 rules be?
No one can say for sure, but here is a stab at it.

1. Live as if you died, but were resuscitated and every minute was a gift.
2. Every person you meet is an opportunity for kindness.
3. Don’t read for show, read to be better.
4. Be forgiving of others, but don’t demand forgiveness for yourself.
5. Try to hold as few opinions as possible.
6. Pick a “Cato” and judge each difficult decision with: “What Would ____ Do?”
7. Practice good spending habits (keep in touch with poverty).
8. Always consider the worst case scenario.
9. Keep a list of what you’ve learned from other people (and remember to thank them often).
10. Get up early every day—as early as you can.
11. Take cold showers.
12. If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Corky

Alan Wilkinson

Kitty Catkin

Does 12 mean that one can never tell a joke, write a novel or use a metaphor ? Or say ‘there was a queue five miles long at the supermarket’ and so on ? Or say ‘Nothing !’ when someone asks what’s in that parcel ? Or …..

How can anyone know what anyone else would do in any given situation ?

Someone without opinions would be without much intelligence or judgement, and be incredibly dull to talk to.

Alan Wilkinson

Conspiratoor

Cato the elder was a brilliant philosopher and was equally perceptive on both women and cabbage…

“Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal… If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with? Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters.

It is the cabbage which surpasses all other vegetables for medical value. It may be eaten either cooked or raw; if you eat it raw, dip it into vinegar. It promotes digestion and is an excellent laxative”

Gezza

Gezza

“A teacher who is also a reserve police officer trained in firearm use “accidentally” discharged a gun yesterday at Seaside High School in Monterey County, California, during a class devoted to public safety. A male student was reported to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries.”